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Percentage Change Worksheet

Percentage lesson 12: Percentage change: up or down? · Set 306 · 40 questions
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How to work it out (From the old value): Change = bigger − smaller; say whether it went up (increase) or down (decrease). Percentage change = change ÷ OLD value × 100. Never divide by the new value: 40 → 50 is a 25% increase, but 50 → 40 is a 20% decrease.

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  1. 1.A number changes from 25 to 36. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 44% increase (b) 11% increase (c) 11% decrease (d) 44% decrease
  2. 2.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹300 to ₹573. What is the percentage change?
  3. 3.A number changes from 300 to 573. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 91% increase (b) 101% increase (c) 101% decrease (d) 91% decrease
  4. 4.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹200 to ₹82. What is the percentage change?
  5. 5.A number changes from 60 to 51. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 9% decrease (d) 9% increase
  6. 6.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹150 to ₹195. What is the percentage change?
  7. 7.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  8. 8.A number changes from 60 to 72. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 12% increase (b) 20% increase (c) 12% decrease (d) 20% decrease
  9. 9.The price of a toy car changes from ₹500 to ₹840. What is the percentage change?
  10. 10.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹60 to ₹78. What is the percentage change?
  11. 11.A number changes from 500 to 355. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 29% increase (b) 29% decrease (c) 39% decrease (d) 39% increase
  12. 12.The price of a torch changes from ₹25 to ₹42. What is the percentage change?
  13. 13.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹50 to ₹35. What is the percentage change?
  14. 14.A number changes from 400 to 512. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 38% increase (b) 38% decrease (c) 28% increase (d) 28% decrease
  15. 15.The price of a football changes from ₹20 to ₹21. What is the percentage change?
  16. 16.A number changes from 80 to 124. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 55% decrease (b) 44% increase (c) 44% decrease (d) 55% increase
  17. 17.The price of a toy car changes from ₹400 to ₹460. What is the percentage change?
  18. 18.A number changes from 120 to 210. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 75% decrease (b) 90% decrease (c) 75% increase (d) 90% increase
  19. 19.A number changes from 25 to 20. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 25% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% decrease (d) 20% increase
  20. 20.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹28. What is the percentage change?
  21. 21.A number changes from 150 to 282. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 98% increase (b) 88% increase (c) 88% decrease (d) 98% decrease
  22. 22.A number changes from 80 to 64. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease
  23. 23.A number changes from 250 to 470. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 88% decrease (b) 88% increase (c) 98% decrease (d) 98% increase
  24. 24.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹25 to ₹10. What is the percentage change?
  25. 25.A number changes from 40 to 34. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 15% decrease (b) 6% increase (c) 6% decrease (d) 15% increase
  26. 26.The price of a cricket bat changes from ₹100 to ₹75. What is the percentage change?
  27. 27.A number changes from 500 to 680. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 36% decrease (b) 36% increase (c) 46% increase (d) 46% decrease
  28. 28.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹400 to ₹176. What is the percentage change?
  29. 29.The price of a football changes from ₹40 to ₹24. What is the percentage change?
  30. 30.The price of a water bottle changes from ₹100 to ₹180. What is the percentage change?
  31. 31.A number changes from 20 to 23. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 3% increase (b) 15% decrease (c) 15% increase (d) 3% decrease
  32. 32.The price of a lunch box changes from ₹80 to ₹76. What is the percentage change?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook changes from ₹20 to ₹38. What is the percentage change?
  34. 34.A number changes from 400 to 252. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 47% decrease (b) 37% increase (c) 37% decrease (d) 47% increase
  35. 35.The price of a wall clock changes from ₹40 to ₹30. What is the percentage change?
  36. 36.The price of a school bag changes from ₹25 to ₹31. What is the percentage change?
  37. 37.The price of a toy car changes from ₹25 to ₹12. What is the percentage change?
  38. 38.The price of a pencil box changes from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage change?
  39. 39.A number changes from 400 to 480. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 80% decrease (d) 80% increase
  40. 40.A number changes from 200 to 96. Which is the right percentage change? (a) 62% decrease (b) 52% decrease (c) 62% increase (d) 52% increase

Answer key

  1. 44% increase
  2. 91
  3. 91% increase
  4. 59
  5. 15% decrease
  6. 30
  7. 52
  8. 20% increase
  9. 68
  10. 30
  11. 29% decrease
  12. 68
  13. 30
  14. 28% increase
  15. 5
  16. 55% increase
  17. 15
  18. 75% increase
  19. 20% decrease
  20. 30
  21. 88% increase
  22. 20% decrease
  23. 88% increase
  24. 60
  25. 15% decrease
  26. 25
  27. 36% increase
  28. 56
  29. 40
  30. 80
  31. 15% increase
  32. 5
  33. 90
  34. 37% decrease
  35. 25
  36. 24
  37. 52
  38. 35
  39. 20% increase
  40. 52% decrease

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